In the vast plains of Kenya’s Maasai Mara, a leopard moved with fluid grace through the tall grass, carrying a freshly caught Thomson’s gazelle in its jaws. The scene was both intimate and primal—a fleeting moment in the endless rhythm of predator and prey. Leopards are masters of stealth, and in the dense vegetation of the Mara, even a few steps can erase them from sight. I wanted to capture not just the animal’s power, but the sensation of motion—the quiet urgency of survival itself. Using a slow shutter speed of 1/10 second, I panned with the leopard’s movement, allowing the surrounding grass to dissolve into soft streaks of tone and texture.